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Choose any 3 of these concerts: February 22 Classical Fusion – Early Beethoven (Coffee Series, 11 a.m.) February 23 Major/Minor Concert February 28 Nature and Music March 2 Amadeus March 3 Amadeus
March 8 Broadway’s Leading Men
March 9 Broadway’s Leading Men March 10 Cowboy Jamboree
March 15 Maestro’s Choice (Coffee Series) March 21 Ride of the Valkyries March 22 Ride of the Valkyries March 23 Ride of the Valkyries
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April 4 Grieg Piano Concerto
April 5 Grieg Piano Concerto April 6 Grieg Piano Concerto April 13 Neil Sedaka
April 19 Music and Poetry
April 25 Dvorak “New World” Symphony
MAY 4
April 26 Dvorak “New World” Symphony
MAR. 8-9
April 27 Dvorak “New World” Symphony
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May 4 Chris Botti
May 10 John Williams Spectacular (Coffee Series, 11 a.m.) May 10 John Williams Spectacular
May 11 John Williams Spectacular May 17 Choral Spectacular
May 18 Choral Spectacular
Choose from MASTERWORKS, POPS, COFFEE or FAMILY series concerts and Symphony SPECIAL EVENTS.
EverBank Family Series
Mayo Clinic Coffee Series
Mayo Clinic Coffee Series Fusion Series
CLASSICAL FUSION – EARLY BEETHOVEN
COWBOY JAMBOREE
Fri., Feb. 22, 2013, at 11 a.m.
Sun., Mar. 10, 2013, at 3 p.m. • Pre-concert activities begin at 2 p.m.
Case Scaglione, conductor
Listen and learn why Beethoven’s works were so “Classical” in his early years. BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2
MUSIC AND POETRY
Christopher Confessore, conductor • Frank Oden, special guest
Fri., Apr. 19, 2013, at 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Mosey on down to Jacoby Symphony Hall for a real live Cowboy Jamboree! Set in Texas prior to the Civil War, thematic cowboy music and poetry humorously depicts life in the “Old West” and follows the story of a restless young man who gives up farming in Tennessee and moves out west to “work in the saddle.”
Michael Butterman, conductor • Angela Brown, soprano*
Explore music’s fascinating poetic inspirations. DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (Poetry by Mallarmé) BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7, Mvt. II (Poetry by Rita Dove and CK Williams) LISZT Les Preludes (Poetry by Lamartine) DANIELPOUR A Woman’s Life* (Poetry by Maya Angelou) Coffee Series concert sponsored by BRASS A Cultural Fusion event
P u b l i x S u p e r M a r k e t s C h a r i t i e s J SYO S e r i e s Mayo Clinic Coffee Series
MAJOR/MINOR CONCERT
MAESTRO’S CHOICE
Sat., Feb. 23, 2013, at 8 p.m. Scott C. Gregg, JSYO Music Director and Principal Conductor, Winston Family Endowed Chair
This showcase event features the advanced JSYO ensembles playing side-by-side with the musicians of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, as well as solo performances by the winners of the JSYO Young Artists Competition.
Fri., Mar. 15, 2013, at 11 a.m.
Florida Blue Masterworks Series
Fabio Mechetti, conductor
Enjoy some of Fabio Mechetti’s all-time favorites, with Beethoven and Mozart for openers, as well as Appalachian Spring and music from Aida and West Side Story. BEETHOVEN Overture to Egmont, Op. 84 • MOZART Rondeau from Serenade No. 9 in D major COPLAND Suite from Appalachian Spring • VERDI Triumphal March and Ballet from Aida BERNSTEIN, arr. Peress Overture to West Side Story
Special Event
NATURE AND MUSIC
Sponsored by BRASS
DVORAK “NEW WORLD” SYMPHONY Thu., Apr. 25, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. • Fri. & Sat., Apr. 26 & 27, 2013, at 8 p.m. Gerard Schwarz, conductor • Jon Kimura Parker, piano* ZWILICH Avanti! BEASER Ground 0 TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1* DVOR ÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” v
Thu., Feb. 28, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. Michael Butterman, conductor
Nature’s scenery comes alive with music for a breathtaking visual and symphonic event. COPLAND An Outdoor Overture • DEBUSSY/arr. Mouton Clair de lune GROFE Grand Canyon Suite: Sunrise • DELIUS On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” BORODIN In the Steppes of Central Asia • SMETANA The Moldau In partnership with the North American Nature Photography Association
Special Event Florida Blue Masterworks Series
CHRIS BOTTI
RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES Thu., Mar. 21, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. • Fri. & Sat., Mar. 22 & 23, 2013, at 8 p.m. Fabio Mechetti, conductor WAGNER Excerpts from Die Meistersinger, Act III WAGNER/arr. Maazel The “Ring” Without Words
Sat., May 4, 2013, at 8 p.m. One night only – In the Moran Theater Conductor TBA • Chris Botti, special guest
One of America’s best-selling jazz artists, trumpeter Chris Botti’s distinctive style blends the verve of jazz improvisation with pop and classical music. This incomparable musician has collaborated with such artists as Yo-Yo Ma, Sting, Josh Groban, Paul Simon, Joshua Bell and Andrea Bocelli.
Special Event
Guest Artist sponsored by FIS
AMADEUS Sat., Mar. 2, 2013, at 8 p.m. • Sun., Mar. 3, 2013, at 3 p.m.
Mayo Clinic Coffee Series Fidelity National Financial Pops Series
Florida Blue Masterworks Series
Michael Butterman, conductor
GRIEG PIANO CONCERTO
The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with Players by the Sea, presents Peter Shaffer’s Tony award-winning play, Amadeus. Made into an Academy award-winning film of the same name, Amadeus portrays the tortured relationship between the young genius, Mozart, and his mentor-turned-rival, Salieri.
JOHN WILLIAMS SPECTACULAR
Thu., Apr. 4, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. • Fri. & Sat., Apr. 5 & 6, 2013, at 8 p.m.
Fri., May 10, 2013, at 11 a.m. • Fri. & Sat., May 10 & 11, 2013, at 8 p.m.
Saturday performance sponsored by Harbinger Sign
Fabio Mechetti, conductor • Arnaldo Cohen, piano* GRIEG Piano Concerto* DUTILLEUX Metaboles RAVEL La Valse
Michael Krajewski, conductor
The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performs blockbuster scores from E.T., Jaws, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and more! Friday evening concert sponsored by Guild Friends of the Jacksonville Symphony Saturday evening concert sponsored by Florida Times-Union
Friday concert sponsored by BRASS Fidelity National Financial Pops Series Florida Blue Masterworks Series
BROADWAY’S LEADING MEN
CHORAL SPECTACULAR
Fidelity National Financial Pops Series
Fri. & Sat., Mar. 8 & 9, 2013, at 8 p.m. Jack Everly, conductor
Four of today’s most talented leading men from Broadway, along with one leading lady, join Jack Everly and the Orchestra for “The Great White Way’s” greatest moments including music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim and Rodgers & Hammerstein.
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NEIL SEDAKA
Fri. & Sat., May 17 & 18, 2013, at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Apr. 13, 2013, at 8 p.m.
Fabio Mechetti & Grant Cooper, co-conductors Barbara Shirvis, soprano • Stanford Olsen, tenor • Timothy LeFebvre, baritone Jacksonville Symphony Chorus, Donald McCullough, director Jacksonville Children’s Chorus, Darren Dailey, director
One night only – In the Moran Theater Dick Palombi, conductor • Neil Sedaka, special guest
Neil Sedaka is true rock ‘n roll royalty. His string of smash hits, including “Calendar Girl,” “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do,” “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen” and “Oh! Carol” dominated the airwaves in the 1960s and defined a generation.
BRITTEN War Requiem Sponsored by the Roger L. and Rochelle S. Main Charitable Trust
Sponsored by David and Linda Stein
All concerts are in Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, unless otherwise noted.
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